Description: Original Antique Mitchell Miniature Map3.3" x 3.9" Newfoundlandarchivally attached to a 4.3" x 4.2" acid free black cardstock The map is a section (3.4" x of 3.3") page 6 fromMitchell's Modern Atlas Drawn and Engraved Expressly to IllustrateMitchell's New School Geography1865Published by E.H. Butler & Company(The atlas cover and title page shown in the photos are not a part of this salebut only for documentation of the map's origin.) Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790-1868)Samuel Augustus Mitchell was a renown American geographer. Born in Connecticut he worked as a geography teacher but soon realizing there were only poor quality geographical resources available to teachers he turned to publishing. He moved to Philadelphia, a major center for publishing at the time, around 1830 and founded his company. It becoming one of the leading map and atlas publishers of the nineteenth century being one of the first to try out the new technique of engraving on steel plates. He experimented with steel almost 20 years before the rest of the publishing industry. This map His son, S. Augustus Mitchell, became owner in 1860. has strong color and a very rich patina that would frame up with an antique quality. A great addition to any collection ofantiquesmapshistoryeducational history Within the USA the map will be mailed in a flat, secure, ridged package.
Price: 14.95 USD
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
End Time: 2024-11-19T18:31:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Year: 1865
Canadian Province: Newfoundland
Cartographer/Publisher: S. Augustus Mitchell
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Special Feature: Handpainted Coloration
